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Patented June 14, 1881.

w. PETERS. Pholo-Llibagraphn Washington. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OE IcE.

HENRY A. SHERRILL,

on NEW YORK, N. Y.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part-0f Letters Patent No. 242,831, dated June 14, 1881.

Application filed September 15, 1880. (No model.) 7

To all whom it may concern:

Beitknow-n that I, CHARLES A. LocKwoon, of Haverstraw, in Rockland county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a strong and durable fence, constructed of wrought-iron rods, or of such rods and wood, the several parts being so connected that the fence can be cheaply erected.

My invention consists in a novel construction of a base for a fence-post, comprising parallel upright bars having,outwardly-projecting lugs and pairs of cross-bars connecting them and providing for the attachment of the post.

It also consists in a fence composed of wood or wrought iron pickets and longitudinal wrought-iron rods, to which the pickets are connected in a novel manner.

In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure 1 represents an elevation of a portion of fence embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents an end view of a portion of such fence and post. Fig. 3 represents a detail sectional view, showing the manner of connecting the pickets to the longitudinal rods. Fig. 4 represents a detail sectional perspective view upon a larger scale, showing the manner of connecting an iron picket to the longitudinal rods. Fig. 5 represents an end view of one'of the couplingpieces used to connect the pickets to the longitudinal rods. Fig. 6 represents an elevation of a portion of a fence of slightly modified form. Fig. 7 represents a sectional view of the clamp or coupling used to connect the pickets to the longitudinal rods, as shown in Fig. 6 upon a larger scale; and Fig. 8 represents a plan of such coupling.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Referring first to Fig. 1,A B designate two forms of post, either of which may be used as seems most desirable, and A B designate two forms of pickets, either of which may be used, and both being here shown, for convenience, in one view.

The posts A and pickets A are composed of wood, while the post B and pickets B are composed of small iron rods bent to form any desirable configuration at the top, and having the larger portion of their length composed of two parallel rods or portions of the same rod. These pickets, whether of wood or iron, are connected to longitudinal iron rods 0 in a manner hereinafter fully explained.

The posts A B are secured to post-bases composed preferably of two iron bars or uprights, D, having lugs a upon the outer sides and cross bars b connecting them. These bases are bedded in concrete blocks E, so as to support them, and the lugs a afford a very strong hold in the concrete.

The post A and pickets A, being of wood, may be readily secured to the cross-bars b in the post-base, and also tothe longitudinal rods 0, by means ofclamps or coupling-pieces 0, arranged in pairs upon opposite sides of the post or picket, and grooved or channeled upon their inner faces, so as to receive the longitudinal rods 0 and clamp them against the face or faces of the pickets, the whole being clamped securely together by a single bolt, d, by which the clamp or clamps are pivoted to the pickets.

' As represented clearly in Figs. 2 and 3, two pairs of rods, G, are grouped together, so as to form what is approximately an upper. rail for the fence, and two more pairs of rods grouped together form a lower rail therefor. The pickets are inserted between the pairs of rods, as shown clearly in Figs.2 and 3, and the clamps or coupling-pieces c bind the rods securely to the pickets.

It will be observed that as one single bolt is used at each coupling the fence may be very.

readily adjusted to extend downhill, as the clamps or coupling-pieces will swing upon the pivots or bolts 61 to adjust themselves to any angle at which the rods 0 cross the pickets.

The manner of securing the post to the rods or crossbars b I) in the base is the same as that employed to clamp it to the longitudinal rods 0.

Where iron posts and pickets B B are used, in order to get a proper surface to clamp upon, the parallel rods of the post or picket have cast upon them a filling-piece, e, of lead, iron, or other metal, greater in thickness than said rods are, and surrounding the two rods of each picket, as shown clearly in Fig. 4, which also shows the manner of connecting the pickets to the longitudinal rods 0.

The clamps or coupling-pieces 0 are of hollow construction, as shown clearly in Figs. 4 and 5, and at their edges have concave recesses, channels, or grooves c, to center and hold the rods 0 at proper distances apart.

One or more lines of barbed wire,f, may be extended under the fence, as shown in Fig. 1; but'in preference to this I employ a sill-board, g, composed of a strip of sheet metal having barbs h secured to one or both sides by a longitudinal wire or wires, 2', which is or are connected to the posts and hold such sill-boardin place.

In the modification shown in Figs. 6, 7, and 8 longitudinal rods F are arranged horizontally in pairs, and to these rods long and short pickets G G are connected by clamps j, arranged in pairs. The pickets, in addition to the parallel rods, are constructed with an intermediate rod, 70, which is shouldered and provided with a nut at each end, as shown clearly in Fig. 7, whereby the clamps or couplingpiecesj and the longitudinal rods F are held at a proper distance apart upon the pickets.

Certain of the pickets G may be prolonged sufiiciently below the lower longitudinal rods F to form posts and be secured to bases of the kind shown in Fig. 1.

By my invention I produce a fence which combines great strength with light weight, which may be put up very quickly, and which,

it is desirable, without injuring it in any way. a

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A base for a fence-post, composed. of parallel upright bars D D, having lugs 60 projecting outwardly therefrom, and pairs of cross bars or rods 1) 1), connecting said upright bars and providing for the attachment of a post, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, in a fence, of pickets, a pair of longitudinal iron rods extending along each side of said pickets, the rods of each pair being arranged one above the other, clamps applied one to the outside of each pair of rods, and bolts passing through said clamps and said pickets and serving to clamp said rods tightly against the opposite sides of said pickets, substantially as specified.

3. The combination, in a fence, of pickets, longitudinal iron rods 0, arranged'in pairs on opposite sides of said pickets, clamps 0, applied one to the outside of each pair of rods, and constructed with channels, recesses, or grooves 0 upon their inner sides for fitting upon said rods, and bolts 61, passing through both the clamps and the pickets and serving to bind the rods tightly to the opposite sides of the pickets, substantially as specified.

CHAS. A. LOGKWOOD.

Witnesses:

T. J. KEANE, FREDK. HAYNES. 

